Sandia Energy > Programs > Energy Storage > Policy and Outreach > Energy Storage Webinars for Regulators > Microgrids & Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series As extreme weather events and other potential disruptions to the electric grid increase in frequency, the need for new technologies and approaches for providing resilience in the grid increase as well. This five-session series explored technologies, policies, economics, applications, and case studies associated with microgrids and battery energy storage as options to help emergency management agencies provide greater electricity resilience across the states in FEMA Regions 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) & 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE). November 5, 2021 – Introduction to Microgrids & Energy Storage View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Kevin SchneiderPacific Northwest National LaboratoryIntroduction to MicrogridsDr. Summer FerreiraSandia National LaboratoriesMicrogrids & Energy Storage for Energy Equity, Resilience, and Underserved CommunitiesWill McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Microgrids & Energy Storage PolicyPatrick BalducciArgonne National Laboratory Introduction to the Economics and Resilience Benefits of Microgrids November 12, 2021 – Stakeholder Needs View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentationDr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksRyan JandaHoward Stronach Non-Disaster Grants Implementation Branch Chief, FIMA-FEMAChief of the Disaster Grants Implementation Branch, FIMA-FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) ProgramColonel John PerkinsDirector, Construction and Facility Management Office, Iowa Army National Guard Midwest National Guard Responses to Emergencies & Needs for Microgrids & ESKenya StumpJared LeaderExecutive Director, KY Office of Energy PolicySenior Manager – Research & Industry Strategy, SEPA Case Study: Kentucky Resiliency Study November 19, 2021 – Microgrids & Energy Storage Applications for Resilience & Energy Equity View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentationDr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Bethel TarekegnePacific Northwest National LaboratoryEnergy EquityDr. Eric TateUniversity of IowaModeling and Mapping Social VulnerabilityDr. Stan AtcittySandia National LaboratoriesTribal Equity & ResilienceDaniel Wiggins Jr.Bad River Tribal Member and Mashkiiziibii (Bad River) NaturalResource Department’s- Air Quality Technician (AQT) Case Studies December 3, 2021 – Microgrid & Energy Storage Engineering Challenges View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentationDr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Mike RoppSandia National LaboratoriesInteroperability, InterconnectionDr. Brian JohnsonUniversity of WashingtonGrid-forming Inverters for Scalable MicrogridsBrent PryorBlack & VeatchCase StudiesMichael GravesAlliant EnergyAlliant Microgrid Projects Constructed/Operated in Wisconsin Dr. David SchoenwaldSandia National LaboratoriesOptimization of Control at Scale December 10, 2021 – Microgrid & Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Policy & Regulatory Topics View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentationDr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksMegan LevyResilience Strategist, Energy Emergency Assurance Coordinator Wisconsin Office of Energy InnovationPublic Service Commission of Wisconsin Case Study Will McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesFERC Order 2222Kirsten VerclasKiera ZitelmanManaging Director, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)Technical Manager, Center for Partnerships & Innovation National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Microgrids for ResilienceDr. Anne KimberExecutive Director, Iowa State University Electric Power Research Center Mobile Microgrids for Disaster Recovery